Anthony Welters

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Anthony Welters

Anthony Welters is Executive Chairman of the BlackIvy Group, LLC. Welters is also Senior Adviser to the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Prior to this appointment, Welters was Executive Vice President and a Member of the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Welters joined UHG upon its acquisition of AmeriChoice, a healthcare company Welters founded in 1989.

exploration and production company.

Recognizing the growing need for physical and technical infrastructure outside the United States, Welters turned his focus to Sub-Saharan Africa where Black Ivy Group develops infrastructure businesses in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania. Welter’s globalization of entrepreneurship there creates employment and new market opportunities for the region.

Source: Savoy Network

$100,000,000 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed In the Death of Peace Activist Shawntray Grant

The family of Shawntray Grant, represented by The Mance Law Firm, held a press conference last Monday to discuss the $100,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit that has been filed in the death of local peace activist Shawntray

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

300 IT Jobs to Be Created in Downtown Milwaukee

Global IT innovator partners with Northwestern Mutual to bring new tech jobs and training to Milwaukee

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Banks is a former model who created the popular TV reality show Americas Next Top Model and hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit

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What's Going on | New York Carib News

The David Gelles 6/7 NYT essay, “Corporate American Has Failed Black America,” with comments and insights by “elite Black executives” like Darren Walker, Ford Foundation; Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments; Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO/Chair; billionaire Robert Smith, Class of 2019 Morehouse

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Source: The New York Carib News

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes published more than three dozen books during his life, starting out with poetry and then expanding into novels, short stories, and plays. He is closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of African-American literature and music in New York City following World War

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‘Boycott Starbucks’ Trends Once Again After Company Bans ‘Black Lives Matter’ Gear

The company vowed $1 million to “organizations promoting racial equity and more inclusive and just communities” saying organizations will be nominated by Starbucks “partners

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Source: The Urban Daily

Nike Makes Juneteenth An Annual Paid Holiday

In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid

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Source: The Urban Daily

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film

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Mavs Seek Racial Healing With “Courageous Conversations”

Former NBA star Sam Perkins recently said what every black person in America has thought or said numerous times in the past two weeks since unarmed black man George Floyd was killed by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Jackie Robinson Foundation Announces Honorees for 2016 Awards Dinner

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced that it will honor cosmetics industry pioneer Bobbi Brown with its ROBIE Humanitarian Award, Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Ambassador Dan Rooney with JRF’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Vista Equity Partners Founder and CEO Robert F. Smith with the

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Paula A. Sneed is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phelps Prescott Group, LLC. In this role, Sneed leads Phelps Prescott’s work as a strategy and management consulting

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Source: Savoy Network

People Are Shocked These Brands Aren’t Actually Black-Owned

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Source: NewsOne

ASK AN EXPERT Episode 1: What is a W9?

The information on line 1 of the W9 must match the information used on your federal tax return as associated with your EIN (Employer Identification Number or Social Security

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

W. Frank Fountain

Frank Fountain is President of Escambia Enterprises, LLC. Prior to this position, Fountain was the Chairman of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum Foundation Board of Directors from 2009 until 2012. Fountain is a retired senior executive of Chrysler, LLC, an automobile and automotive components

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Source: Savoy Network

Film About Texas Mexican Food Slated For Labor Day Completion

New documentary film will tell the story about the indigenous food of

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Leslie A. Brun is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Sarr Group, LLC. In this role, Brun leads a diversified holding company that handles key investments. Previously, Brun was a Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations in the New York office of CCMP Capital Advisors. Brun also

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Source: Savoy Network

Joseph B. Anderson

Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of TAG Holdings, LLC. Anderson has been at the helm of the manufacturing, service and technology business since January 2002. Previously, Anderson was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Chivas

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Robert L. Johnson

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James Baldwin established his reputation with his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), an autobiographical tale of growing up in Harlem. He became one of the leading African-American authors of his generation, known for novels and essays that tackled black-white and hetero-homosexual

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Bonnie G. Hill is President of B. Hill Enterprises, LLC. In this role, Hill leads a consulting firm focusing on corporate governance and board organizational and public policy issues. Hill is also Co-Founder of Icon Blue, a brand marketing

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Branford Marsalis

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A major milestone crossed

Under the Order, GECOM is specifically mandated to deliberate over the CEO’s report and according to Granger, over the CARICOM report as

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Egbert L. J. Perry

Egbert L.J. Perry is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Integral Group, LLC, a company with a mission to “create value in cities and (re)build the fabric of communities.” In this role, Perry is a real estate, construction and community development professional that has

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Source: Savoy Network

#Jamaica Together | Jamaican jack of all trades offers credit cushion in US

“Being around him when I was in Jamaica, as well as hearing about all the businesses he started over the years, opened up my eyes to follow his lead,” Martin said of his

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The Grammys Attempts To Be 'Inclusive' By Removing 'Urban' From One Category

The Grammy Awards has finally decided to tweak some outdated rules and categories, including renaming the Best Urban Contemporary Album category to Best Progressive RB

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Nelda J. Connors

Nelda J. Connors is Founder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Pine Grove Holdings, LLC, which operates growth oriented manufacturing companies that offer original equipment, manufactured and remanufactured products, and after market services. Previously, Connors served as President and Chief

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Da Brat Says She Feels “Free” After Opening About Her Relationship With Jesseca Dupart

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Source: The Urban Daily

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